Desamparados District, Alajuela

Desamparados is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Desamparados
District
Desamparados district
Desamparados Desamparados district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0315027°N 84.1876777°W / 10.0315027; -84.1876777
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Alajuela
Area
• Total	12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Elevation	1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	26,109
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20110

Geography

Desamparados has an area of 12.95 km^2[3] and an elevation of 1,010 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	574	—
1883	648	+0.64%
1892	891	+3.60%
1927	1,047	+0.46%
1950	1,348	+1.10%
1963	2,440	+4.67%
1973	6,670	+10.58%
1984	8,268	+1.97%
2000	21,075	+6.02%
2011	26,109	+1.97%
2022	29,782	+1.20%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Desamparados had a population of 26,109 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 3
• National Route 123

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

• Costa Rica portal

1. "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
6. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.